Of Wintry Days, Fusion Quilts and Tulips♡

 

Hello lovely lovelies, lovely friends♡ A pleasant week has been enjoyed down here, cosying down in front of the fire while I  continued to work on my fusion quilt.

My goodness it's been chilly. Ice has covered the ground most mornings but of course ice-sheathed mornings usually mean sunshine-filled blue, blue skies, which of course always cheers me up and warms dem ol' bones of mine. Sunshine♡ 'Tis one of my favourite things. In winter, sunbeams  shine through the windows of my home in different rooms at different times throughout the day and I of course follow it, seeking out cosy corners, soaking up the warmth and cheeriness.

'Tis August. The last calender month of winter. I'm a wee bit excited about that. I'm filled with great joy, with the thought the spring bulbs will soon be blooming everywhere. Though, I will have to wait a little longer for the host of golden daffodils to sashay in the garden. There are smudges of yellow to be seen as the jonquils begin to stir and flower. It will be wonderful to once again have vases of flowers throughout my home.

And speaking of vases of spring bulbs throughout my home, yesterday my good husband and I drove through hill and down dale to a farmer's market and bought oodles of tulips from a flower stall. Some tulips for a dear friend to cheer her day and some pretties for moi, to cheer my day.......and Pete's. =)

When we lived in Sydney Pete and I  would quite often arise at 4am on a Saturday morning to drive to the flower markets by 5am. It was the highlight of my week; and believe it or not, Pete was always up for an early Saturday morning flower market outing. All the flower growers would gather in a huge warehouse where there was bucket after bucket over-spilling with floralicousness. We would chat to the growers as our arms became heavy laden with bunches of blooms. The colours were spectacular and the potpourri of fragrances was heavenly. After our arms could no longer hold any more flowers we would sit for a while and enjoy a coffee at a cafe as we watched the hustle and bustle of  the busy market. We would be home by 7 where I would arrange the blooms into vases; both for me, and more often than not for a friend or two, to put a smile in their day. I must say I do miss our early morning jaunts to the Sydney Flower Markets........but even so, I'm still happy I......we.......escaped cacophonous Sydney and settled in this far rural outpost. Besides......we kinda have our own little flower kingdom flourishing here. Just not in winter. =)

Now.....about the fusion quilt. This week I machine stitched more fabric squares together and crocheted around more squares. Later on, for Slow Sunday Stitching, I will mark some finished squares so that I can blanket stitch around the edges in readiness for crocheting. The blanket stitching is my least favourite task for this quilt as it takes a while to stitch around all the four edges. I'm using a rather large needle and it takes a bit of oomph to go through the layers. A bigger needle is required so that the 3 ply wool will fit through the eye. This needle could do some serious damage if indeed I chose to wield it. Into some objectionable person, perhaps?? Just joking.....but then....... =)

It looks rather dull and gloomy outside my window. The fire is a-blazing so I think I will blanket stitch and crochet around some squares and soak up the warmth. I might knit a little, too. I'm starting a new jumper for Lenox. I hope you enjoy your Sunday when it arrives at your place. May there be sprinkles of love and delight throughout your day♡

Until the next time.........